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El 50% de los argentinos que sufre un infarto padece la reducciĂłn de sus ingresos

Una investigación publicada por Plos One, una revista científica reconocida internacionalmente, develó que más de la mitad de los argentinos que fueron estudiados tras ser hospitalizados por eventos cardiovasculares como infartos y ACV vieron disminuir sus ingresos personales y los ingresos de su grupo familiar (ver recuadro). Más de un 70 por ciento debió reducir las horas laborales, un 61% tuvo problemas emocionales y el 10% no compró los medicamentos que necesitaba por no poder afrontar el costo de los mismos.

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Modifiable risk factors for stillbirth in high-income countries include overweight and obesity, maternal age and smoking

Althabe F. Modifiable risk factors for stillbirth in high-income countries include overweight and obesity, maternal age and smoking. Evid Based Med. 2012;17(2):65-66.

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Estimation and comparison of EQ-5D health states’ utility weights for pneumococcal and human papillomavirus diseases in Argentina, Chile, and the United Kingdom

Galante J, Augustovski F, Colantonio L, et al. Estimation and comparison of EQ-5D health states’ utility weights for pneumococcal and human papillomavirus diseases in Argentina, Chile, and the United Kingdom. Value Health. 2011;14(5 Suppl 1):S60-64.

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Development and validation of a microsimulation economic model to evaluate the disease burden associated with smoking and the cost-effectiveness of tobacco control interventions in Latin America

Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, Bardach A, Colantonio L. Development and validation of a microsimulation economic model to evaluate the disease burden associated with smoking and the cost-effectiveness of tobacco control interventions in Latin America. Value Health. 2011;14(5 Suppl 1):S51-59.

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Cost effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for patients who are at risk for sudden death in Argentina

Alcaraz A, Gonzalez-Zuelgaray J, Augustovski F. [Cost effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for patients who are at risk for sudden death in Argentina]. Value Health. 2011;14(5 Suppl 1):S33-38.

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Influencing health equity: role of the effective consumer scale in measuring skills and abilities in a middle income country

Rader T, Ueffing E, Garcia-Elorrio E, Idzerda L, Ciapponi A, Irazola V, Welch V, Lyddiatt A, Shea B, Newman S, Osborne R, Tugwell PS. Influencing health equity: role of the effective consumer scale in measuring skills and abilities in a middle income country. J Rheumatol. 2011 Aug;38(8):1798-802. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110407. PMID: 21807803.

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Por qué se produce la otitis media en niños latinoamericanos

YAHOO NOTCIAS. JULIO 2011 Un estudio publicado en la revista científica International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology revela cuáles son los gérmenes más comunes de la otitis media aguda en América Latina y el Caribe, una enfermedad muy frecuente en los niños, especialmente en los primeros años de vida. [image src=’https://www.iecs.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/Otitis_Yahoo.jpg’ resize=’1′ lightbox=’1′]

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